Employment
324,224
Total employees (Census CBP)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation ·NAICS 71391
NAICS 71391 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Golf Courses and Country Clubs - Industry Benchmarks
$40,974/yr average annual pay, with 312 SBA loans on record for NAICS 71391.
- 11.0%
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector margin
- 324K
- Workers employed
- $40,974/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $281M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 71391
Florida leads Golf Courses and Country Clubs activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector runs a 11.0% net margin.
- 11.0%
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 324K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $40,974/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $281M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Golf Courses and Country Clubs
Golf Courses and Country Clubs sits inside Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, a sector that runs a 11.0% net margin overall.
10,076 establishments employ 324,224 workers (32.2/location) at $40,974/yr average annual pay. Florida leads employment, followed by California and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$40,974/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
10,076
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 19,233; establishment count was unchanged by 0. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $13.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 32.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Golf Courses and Country Clubs NAICS 713910 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Florida | 45,607 |
| California | 36,393 |
| Texas | 26,359 |
| North Carolina | 14,587 |
| Pennsylvania | 13,027 |
| Georgia | 12,580 |
| Ohio | 10,683 |
| South Carolina | 9,937 |
| Virginia | 9,875 |
| New York | 9,570 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
312
Total Loan Volume
$281M
Avg Loan Size
$899K
Jobs Supported
5,463
Program Breakdown
7(a) 221 (71%)
504 91 (29%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
41 loans in this industry
New Business Share
36.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 31
2021 48
2022 52
2023 51
2024 51
2025 65
2026 14
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Golf Courses and Country Clubs?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 71391 level. Florida leads this industry nationally. The broader Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation sector runs a 11.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Golf Courses and Country Clubs?
10,076 business establishments. Together they employ 324,224 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Golf Courses and Country Clubs?
$40,974/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 32.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Golf Courses and Country Clubs employment?
Florida leads with 45,607 workers. California (36,393) and Texas (26,359) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Golf Courses and Country Clubs receive?
Golf Courses and Country Clubs businesses received 312 SBA loans totaling $281 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $899K. These loans supported 5,463 jobs at origination. Most lending (71%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 87% of that same 551-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Golf Courses and Country Clubs
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
- 10,076 establishments, 324,224 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 312 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 71391 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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